The effects of vitamin D supplementation in carpal tunnel syndrome treatment outcomes: a systematic review

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Table 3 Outcomes before and after vitamin D supplementation in carpal tunnel syndrome patients

First Author	Evaluation methods	VAS score		Functional score		Nerve conduction velocity		Complications
First Author	Evaluation methods	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Complications
Samant et al. [36]	Functional scores, Symptomatic outcomes	6.42 ± 0.63	3.88 ± 0.94	Boston SSS 2.22 ± 0.43, Boston FSS 2.27 ± 0.37	Boston SSS 1.37 ± 0.20, Boston FSS 1.71 ± 0.36	Not reported	Not reported	None
Saçmaci et al. [35]	Pain scores, Median sensory and motor conduction study	6.64 ± 1.13 in Mild CTS, 7.45 ± 0.69 in Moderate CTS	4.53 ± 0.69 in Mild CTS, 6.64 ± 0.85 in Moderate CTS	Not reported	Not reported	Sensory CV 43.67 ± 3.11 in Mild CTS, 37.27 ± 5.46 in Moderate CTS Motor CV 55.74 ± 2.88 in Mild CTS, 55.0 ± 2.71 in Moderate CTS	Sensory CV 47.25 ± 5.77 in Mild CTS, 40.47 ± 7.31 in Moderate CTS Motor CV 55.71 ± 2.79 in Mild CTS, 54.50 ± 3.56 in Moderate CTS	None
Lee et al. [21]	DASH score, Muscle strength, Median motor conduction velocity	Not reported	Not reported	DASH 35, grip strength 16.8 kg, pinch strength 3.7 kg	DASH 17, grip strength 18.6 kg, pinch strength 4.0 kg	Motor CV 54.9	Motor CV 56	None
Mohtashamkia et al. [26]	Functional scores, Nerve conduction study	Not reported	Not reported	Boston SSS 3.45 ± 0.90, Boston FSS 3.41 ± 0.85	Boston SSS 2.04 ± 0.71, Boston FSS 2.08 ± 0.82	27.02 ± 4.47	32.58 ± 4.54	None

CTS Carpal tunnel syndrome; VAS visual analog scale; CV Conduction velocity; DASH Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand; SSS Symptoms Severity Scale; FSS Functional Status Scale